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Pronunciation / Transliteration: erfolgreich
"Sie ist eine sehr erfolgreiche Geschäftsfrau."
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Achieving or having achieved success, popularity, or a desired result.
"She ran a highly successful advertising agency for over twenty years."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: from success + -ful. Ultimate origin is Latin successus ('an advance, a good outcome'), from succedere ('to come after, succeed').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Successful" is said worldwide
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réussi
Transliteration: réussi
"Elle dirige une entreprise très réussie."
erfolgreich
Transliteration: erfolgreich
"Sie ist eine sehr erfolgreiche Geschäftsfrau."
di successo
Transliteration: di successo
"È un imprenditore di grande successo."
exitoso
Transliteration: exitoso
"Es una mujer de negocios muy exitosa."
bem-sucedido
Transliteration: bem-sucedido
"Ele é um empresário muito bem-sucedido."
सफल
Transliteration: safal
"वह एक बहुत सफल व्यवसायी है।"
成功的
Transliteration: chéng gōng de
"她是一位非常成功的女商人。"
성공적인
Transliteration: seonggongjeogin
"그녀는 매우 성공적인 사업가입니다."
成功した
Transliteration: seikō shita
"彼女はとても成功した実業家です。"
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